FNUS71 KAKQ 051522 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR HANDLEY ROAD...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1022 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE. THE LAST IN A SERIES OF CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN DISTRICTS TONIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR A RAIN/SNOW SHOWER MIX ARE OVER THE NORTHERN NECK AND THE MD/VA EASTERN SHORE. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH DRY WEATHER AND BETTER MIXING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............91 85 85 85 83 83 83 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 43 44 45 46 45 43 RH..................70 67 65 62 60 62 67 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.3 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.2 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 6 5 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW W SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 9 8 8 8 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 10 12 11 11 12 7 LVORI...............3 3 3 2 2 2 3 ADI.................11 15 15 13 14 17 11 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............80 80 80 78 78 78 75 75 75 69 69 69 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RS RS RS RS RS RS SW SW SW SW SW SW TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 40 39 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 RH..................67 73 79 82 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E NE NE N N N NW NW W SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 ADI.................5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130205.HANDL.01/AKQ